Drawer and supporting means



.May 19, 1931. L. H. MORIN 1,806,174

DRAWR AND SUPPORTING MEANS Filed March 2l, 1928 IIIF ATTORNEY.

Patented May 19, 1931 UNITED vSTATES PTENTOFFICE LOUIS n. MORIN, OF NEW YORK-N. Y., Ass'IGNonz'ro DOEHLER YDIE-GAMING co.;l A

conroRA'riON or Nnw YORK n Y c Vnmiwnn. AND surrroruiiiver,Y MEANS Application mea March 2i, 1132s..' s'ei'ia'i No'. 262,407'.

My invention relates to drawers and has for its object the provision of improvements both in the drawer and in the means for sup# porting andguiding. the saine, of such'char 5 acter that even though the drawer be heavily loaded it will move easily and without any possibility of wedging or jamming by reason of lateral oscillation or movement of one end of the dra-wer with respectl to the other.

The supporting and guiding means is soapplied as to also restrain the drawer .against tilting in a vertical plane.

My invention has for its further obj ect the shaping and arrangingof the various parts with respect to each other in such manner as to facilitate the use of metalas the basis of construction, thereby securing the advantages inherent in they use of metal furniture.- Although I prefer to use metalv in theV construction of my improved device, my invention is not limited thereto and may if desired be applied to furniture constructed of wood or other non-metallic materialg l A 'l 'l My invention further includes details of construction by which unnecessary Vor. complicated parts are avoided.` By simplifying the construction in accordancewith my*` invention7 production and Vassembly are ob` tained at lowv cost and without inl any way detracting from the rigidity and service-V ability of the completed article.

Reference is hereby made tothe accom-v panying drawings of which: l r.

Fig. 1 is a vertical section of an article of furniture containing two drawers,the upper drawer being shown in side elevation and the lower in longitudinal section;

Fig. 2 is a section on line 2-1-2V of Fig. l;

Fig; 3 is a section on line 3--3 of Fig. 1;

- Fig. 4 is a detail section von line of Fig. 5,1 and Y Y Fig. 5 is a. section on line 5 5of Fig..4.

The structure shown, which may. be any article in which one lor more* drawers are used,` comprises a side Vwall 1, and a. rear wall 2 united thereto by means of angular corner strips 3 and 4. There is also a'reinforcing strip 5 secured to the forwardv -edgeoflthe wall 1. Y

The means for supporting and guiding the drawer comprise a horizontal member composed oftwo channels 6 and 7 which are placed back'to back with their webs in contact, land secured togetherin any` suitable manner, as for example`,' by riveting orspotwelding'. y Each ofthesef'channels hasupper 1 and lower flanges and these flanges inthe member 6 have extensions 8,' which occupy a'vertical plane'and are securedto the side wall 1 in any suitable manner, as for exams ple, by; rivets, as shown. The men'iber'f'7 is formed with an integral rack` 23,;the purpose of which will' appear later. v

i' The side wall 9 of the drawer 10 which is preferably formed of sheet'm'etal, although desired,lother vmaterials may be used, is provided near the upper 'edge thereof vwith a' horizontal channel `or groove 11, above whichy the metal is ,bent as shown, toformk a reinforcement 12 along the yupper edge of the drawer. Meansare provided for sup# porting the drawer at points` adjacent its upper andiloweredg'es in'such al manner as to permit the drawer to movev freely back and forth in a longitudinal direction, said means serving to restrain the drawer from tipping or tilting on a horizontal axis extending`- either transversely or longitudinally with/,respect to the drawer. These means .comprise the channel 7 and groove 11 whichr have been described and also the parts which cooperate therewith as followsiWithinthe groove 11 is a shoe'13 which is pivotally supported byv a U-shaped member 14.v The lat-V ter "is fixed to the side wall'l by means of'a rivet 17 a stiffening plate 15 being inserted between the wallil and member14. A A rivet 1 6 secures the shoe 13 to the member 14, said rivet being loosely applied to permit pivotal movement of said shoe 13 with respect tothe supporting member'14.A The shoe'13 is rectangularfin forrmkwith its forwardlcorners rounded asshown inFig. fto facilitate its engagement with said groove 11." U

Y The f lower support comprises a shoe 18 which` is' secured to 'the side wall 9 of the drawer by means of a headed bolt or "screw 19Y which passesv through said shoe, the end thereofpeiigaging a threaded opening'in` a bushing 20 which is secured in a vsuitable opening in said side-wall, as for example, by upsetting one end of said bushing. There is a curved slot 21 in the bushing, and a pin 22, rigid with the shoe 18, engages said slot. The vshoe 18 has therefore a limited pivot-.al movement with respect to its supporting bolt 19. The shoe 18 is of rectangular form with its rear corners rounded as shown in Fig'. 4 to facilitateits engagement with thechannel7. 1..

The rear wall of the drawer 10 is provided with bearings 24 within which'is journalled a horizontal shaft 25. Upon the1 extremities of said shaft are secured'gears -or pinions 26 which engage the racks 23 oneither sideof said drawer. By reason of such engagement, any lateraloscillation .of the Adrawer is vabsolutely prevented, and therefore,`there can u be..no wedging or jamming of the drawer withfrespect to its supports.` .The front wall 27 ofthe drawer is bent rearwardly forming a bottom reinforcement 28 secured in any suitable way .to the bottom of the. drawer i and atop reinforcement 29. VThe side edges ofthe wall 27 are bent in a rearward and inward direction forming flanges 30y (see Figi 2)' and within .the pocketsformed betweenI thevflanges30f and side walls 9 of the drawer are cushions 31, preferably of soft rubber, whichY are adapted to abut against the shoe 13 andact asl yielding l. or elastic stops for `the .inward movement of the drawer.

s. The outward movement of the drawer` is limited bythe action vof, a latch 32 with ref spectgtothe member 13.1Thisla`tch may be ofy anydesired construction, but I prefer to use a .spring pressed bolt32 as shown, the same havingzan integral collar 33 for limit-l igoutward movement of the boltand,V a spiral spring 34 for per'mittinginward movementoftlie bolt suiiiciently to enable it Vto clear the shoe 13 and permit the removal of the drawerfromits supports'. 4.A casing 35 shown, the drawerl .canbe yreadilymoved surrounds the bolt' 32 and springy 34 and forms an abutment for theinner endl of rthe latter... This casngis preferably/.riveted to the member 9 asshown. The inner end of the bolt 32 isp'rovided with a handle 36 by which it may .beconveniently manipulated to perf mit-.the removal of the drawer.

1..:It` willpb'e noted that bythe construction 1 forward and .rearward directions, sincev there isl.vei.y` little friction between thefshoes 13 andgroovesll, and the shoes 18 and `channelsV 7, all of these parts being preferably vof metal. At the Ysame time,the arrangement of such supporting shoes at the forward upper. corner and rearwardzlower corner of said drawer is veryeffec'tive for. 'preventing tiltingof. the drawer about a transverse horizontal axis and also about alongitudinal horizontal axis andthe provision o f the horizontal shaft 25 with pinions at each Aend en# the groove ofy comprisinga horizontally grooved member,

said grooves being on opposite sides of a horizontalplane passing through the center Vof ,then drawer, and pivotal shoes in said -vygrooves for transmitting the weight of the drawertothe supporting means. H

2., In combination, a drawer having a 'hor-e izontal groove and apivotal shoe Vdisposed on opposite sides of. ahorizontalfplane passing throughits center, and drawer supporting means comprising. a pivotal shoe` engaging said groove anda horizontally grooved memengaging said first .mentioned pivotal s oe. 1

.3. kIn combination, a drawer and supportingmeans. therefor, comprisinga fixed' mem.- ber having ay groove, a shoe. secured to theV rear portion ofsaid drawerand slidable in said groove, a xed shoe adjacent .the frontl portion of the drawer 'when closed, and a groove in the. drawer engaging saidfixed shoe. 4'. In combination, a drawer guide channel, a rack carried thereby, and a drawer having a rotatable pinion engaging said rack and a shoe engaging saidchannel. 's v 5..,In combination, a drawer, ya drawer support having .a horizontal groove, and aV pivotal shoe carried by the drawer and having parallel upper andlower surfaces adjacent theupperi and Vlower surfaces of saidgroove,

the rear corners of said shoeI being rounded.`

. 6. In combination, a `drawer havingl a hori- V zontal groove, a drawer support comprising ico iio

channels openingoppositely and with' webs l secured togetherone of said .channels having marginal securing meansV extending Yvertivcallyfrom its side walls,and a rack' rigid with' onejflange of the other of Asaid channels. 9. A drawer comprising a sidewall, a front wall ofsheet. metal,1the lateral margin :of whichextends beyonoll said sidewall andis bent rearwardly and inwardly,'and ai'cushion within the' pocket formed by said side wall and said front wall. ,y

y1O..A drawer having:` horizontal groove, a'drawer supportcompris'ing a shoe engagmy signature.

LOUIS H. MORIN. 

